United Nations General Committee

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Principal Organs
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The United Nations General Committee is a committee of the United Nations General Assembly whose duties include:^[1][2]

• Creating a provisional agenda for the United Nations General Assembly, as well as any supplementary lists,
• Assisting the President and the General Assembly in drawing up the agenda for each plenary meeting,
• Making recommendations to the General Assembly concerning the recess and closing dates of the session,
• Coordinating the proceedings of the main committees by allocating agenda items, as well as determining priority of said items,
• Entertaining requests for the inclusion of additional items in the agenda,
• Assisting in the general conduct of the work of the General Assembly,
• Making recommendations to the General Assembly.

The Committee meets periodically to review the progress of the General Assembly and its committees. It also meets at such times as the President deems necessary or upon the request of any other of its members.

Members

The composition of the Committee is as follows: the President of the United Nations General Assembly, 21 Vice-Presidents of the Assembly, and the chairmen of the six main committees. The current members are as follow:^[1][2]

Miroslav Lajčák	Slovakia	President of the United Nations General Assembly
Mouayed Saleh	Iraq	Chairman of the First Committee
Sven Jürgenson	Estonia	Chairman of the Second Committee
Einar Gunnarsson	Iceland	Chairman of the Third Committee
Rafael Darió Ramírez Carreño	Venezuela	Chairman of the Fourth Committee
Tommo Monthé	Cameroon	Chairman of the Fifth Committee
Burhan Gafoor	Singapore	Chairman of the Sixth Committee
	China	Permanent Member of the Security Council
	France	Permanent Member of the Security Council
	Russia	Permanent Member of the Security Council
	United Kingdom	Permanent Member of the Security Council
	United States	Permanent Member of the Security Council
	Bolivia	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Chile	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Finland	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Gabon	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Ghana	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Guatemala	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Indonesia	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Israel	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Liberia	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Madagascar	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Morocco	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Sri Lanka	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	United Arab Emirates	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Vanuatu	Vice-President of the General Assembly
	Zimbabwe	Vice-President of the General Assembly

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